Accounts Receivable Clerk

About the job

Bern, Switzerland (and Home Office) | 80-100%

How you can contribute

• Ensure efficient and loss-minimising accounts receivable management as well as comprehensive support for BAZG employees on accounting, organisational and operational issues related to accounts receivable management/finance
• Identify customer risks and carry out customer segmentation
• Lead specialist projects and participate in internal and external working groups; develop solution concepts and support the implementation of new solutions; define professional requirements for new and further development of applications
• Monitor and implement the internal control system (ICS) in the area of accounts receivable management
• Be responsible for accounting tasks and ensure compliance with legal requirements within your area of responsibility
• Contribute to the effective and loss-minimising management of debt collection procedures

What makes you unique

• Commercial training with further education in finance and accounting as well as relevant professional experience in accounts receivable management
• Sound knowledge of accounting, especially in accounts receivable and general ledger accounting, as well as confident use of common IT tools, ideally SAP and MS Office (Word, Excel, Power BI)
• Affinity for legal and economic issues, strong customer and service orientation as well as professional and solution-oriented interaction with different stakeholders
• Resilient, flexible and team-oriented personality with assertiveness, organisational talent and ability to independently handle complex cases
• Fluency in oral and written expression, methodical and interconnected thinking as well as an efficient and structured working style with a high willingness to learn
• Good knowledge of a second official language

In a nutshell

You have a flair for numbers, think in a structured way and appreciate professional and solution-oriented exchange with our contacts? Then take on a central role in accounts receivable management with us. Become part of our team and actively shape the future at BAZG.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits

Security for the population, economy and state

The Federal Office for Customs and Border Security ensures comprehensive security at the border – for the benefit of the population, economy and state. It is well networked nationally and internationally. Its core tasks include the proper and rapid clearance of goods, the smooth flow of travel traffic, the areas of security police and migration, and it has its own investigative authority for law enforcement. The BAZG is at the heart of digital transformation. With the DaziT programme, all customs, duties and control processes are simplified, optimised and digitalised.

Additional information

Please apply via our application management system. Click on "Apply now".
We do not consider personnel service providers for this position.

Questions about the position

Thinusha Sinnathamby
Head of Accounts Receivable Management
+41 58 46 47079

Michaela Probst
Head of Finance
+41 58 48 18809